Ladies and Gentleman…it's time for…another FLUFF chapter! YAAAAYYY!!
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"Please?" I asked trying out the puppy dog eyes.
"Absolutely not." "Pleasssee? For me?"
"I love you, but no. I will not go shopping with you," Jacob's tone was stern but he kissed me on the forehead anyways.
"Jerk," I told him.
I had recently been told that Sam and Emily's wedding was to take place on Saturday. It was Tuesday and I hadn't gotten a dress that I could wear. Sure, my closet was full of clothes but I needed something new. Something different. I needed constructive criticism and since Kim had decided to take these few precious days to leave me and go off to her grandmother's I was stuck finding a replacement. Only, Jake wasn't helping.
He laughed obnoxiously and I smacked him on the arm.
"Ow. Note to self, do not smack werewolf boyfriend," I muttered under my breath.
Jacob just laughed again.
"What can I do to get you to go shopping with me? Isn't there anything?" I asked him sweetly, holding his hands.
"I think the only way I would go shopping with you is if you got Quil, Embry--"
"Done," I retorted.
Jacob smirked at me, "I wasn't finished. If you got Quil, Embry, and Leah to go with us." He ended triumphantly.
I glared at him. "Jerk, she'd never come!"
"Exactly," he seemed to believe that he'd won the challenge. Oh no. I wasn't going down without a fight. My eyes narrowed.
"You better be ready tomorrow morning. Because we're going shopping!"
He seemed stunned. And with that I walked away without another word.
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Quil and Embry were easy to convince. Once they both heard that Jacob would lose his little bet then they were completely eager to come along.
Leah, on the other hand, was completely different. For some reason that girl hated me. I shook my head. What a skank. I sat Indian style on my bed, my cell phone in front of me. I stared at it while trying to think of another option -- any other option -- to beat Jacob.
I decided to suck it up. I would beat Jake. I would TRUIMPH! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I picked up my phone and dialed the number.
Ring
Perhaps I could get Quil or Embry to invite her along without telling her that I was coming? Or would Jacob consider that cheating.
Ring
Oh. God.
Ring
Maybe she won't answer. I can't lose if I didn't get a hold of her, right?
Rin--
"Hello?" Leah's malicious voice filled my ears.
"Um, Hi, Leah," I made my voice falsely perky, "This is Allie."
"What do you want?" she sounded bored.
I chewed my lip. Just suck it up. Do it. Do it.
"I was wondering. . . " I hurried on so I wouldn't lose my nerve, "if you would come shopping with me tomorrow. I need an outfit for the wedding and some constructive criticism. . . And I was . . . Um wondering if you would help?"
Awkward silence followed my little speech.
"Leah?" I asked tentatively.
"What time?" she said it briskly so I couldn't tell whether this was sarcasm or not. I crossed my fingers praying that she wouldn't just suddenly yell 'psych!'.
"Um, would noon-ish be okay with you?" I didn't want to scare her away so I tried to make my voice as unsuprised as possible.
"Yeah."
Click.
I jumped up onto my bed with a victory yell. I swung my hips around in a circle and moved my arms up and down in the air. Hey, everyone needs a touchdown dance! I couldn't wait to see the face on Jacob when he learned I had triumphed over him. It would be a Kodak moment. I grinned evilly.
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I stepped into the mall and took in a deep breath. The smell of over-priced merchandise and American consumerism reached my nostrils. Ah, what a sweet smell.
"Okay, where to first?" I said out loud, although it was mostly to myself. Jacob, Embry and Quil all looked awkward and out of place in the florescent lighting and bustle of the mall.
Leah snorted. She'd come along like she said and sure enough Jake had been crushed at his defeat. I did need her opinion though; she had a great fashion sense. And if I didn't know Jacob had imprinted on me, I would be slightly nervous about her. I mean, she was freakishly gorgeous compared to me.
I walked into the first department store I saw and the others followed like the sheep they were. I made a beeline for the dress section.
"Um, wow, you know. . ." Jacob's voice cut through my concentration. My head snapped around to look at him. "Dad wanted me to get him that -- that thing." He nudged Embry in the chest with his elbow. "We better go get it."
Embry and Quil both looking equally out of place went right along with what I knew was Jacob's excuse to get out of this shopping trip. Sadly, I wasn't quick enough and they scurried out of there like the rats they are. I was left alone with Leah. Damn.
"So," I stated awkwardly, "let's get to it. Shall we?"
She rolled her eyes at me.
Later, in the dressing room I tried on the first dress that I had found. It was a light green chiffon dress that flowed gracefully to about my calves. I stepped out of the dressing room and walked like a model on the catwalk to the mirror where Leah sat.
"No."
I looked at her. "Yeah, that's what I thought. It's kinda--"
"Grandma."
I nodded. And dejectedly headed back to the dressing room. The next number I tried on was a ruffly, animal print, silk nightmare. I stepped out of the dressing room and strutted to Leah.
She wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Ew. You look like an escapee from the Jungle Book."
"I know," I giggled, "who would buy this?"
"Someone who's blind," she said and I saw a small hint of a smile.
The next reject was a pink, pouffy, housewife style dress. I burst out of my fitting room And posed for her.
"Donna Reed called, she wants her dress back," I laughed.
Leah actually cracked a smile. "Go. Take it off." She waved her hand at me.
I was changing when a purple, feathered garment flew over the door and landed with a heap on the floor. I looked at it in confusion.
"Please," it was Leah, gasping for breath in between laughter, "try it on. Oh, please."
I quickly changed into it. It was purple and covered with feathers from boustier top to knee length. It made me look like a large feathered bird. I walked out of the room.
One look at me and Leah burst out laughing. Hysterical laughter from both of us rang through the dressing room. I had to sit on the floor for laughing so hard. Who in their right mind would buy something like this? It was horrible!
In the end we decided on a light yellow sundress. It complemented me nicely and was appropriate for a wedding. Leah had picked it out and was smug about it. We walked into the first shoe store, because everyone knows shoe's complete the outfit. It was weird that Leah and I were getting along.
As we were trying on shoe's (mine a pair of delicious red strappy heels, Leah's a pair of peep-toe wedges) I decided to ask her.
"So, I thought you didn't like me," I asked her nonchalantly looking at the shoes on my feet.
Leah looked up from the mirror at me. She smiled.
"I didn't at first," she said simply, "but, now I guess you're okay. It's nothing personal, I just normally don't like people when I first meet them. However, you get along with Kim so I figure it's okay."
I nodded.
"So, we found you," Quil walked over to where we were trying on shoes with Embry and Jacob close behind him.
I walked over and punched Jacob on the shoulder. "Jerk," I said to him, "you totally ditched us!"
He just smiled at me and looked down at the shoes I was wearing.
"Those are nice," he said and continued to stare at my legs.
I smacked him again. "Stop it," I muttered angrily to him, "that's embarrassing."
He smirked evilly at me. And took a step closer to me. Really close to me.
"Embarrassing huh?" the glint in his eyes scared me a little. I backed away from him warily. He wouldn't dare. Not in public like this.
"Don't you even --"
He cut off my protest by sweeping me into his arms and bending me backwards into a deep kiss. I tried for about the first five seconds to push him away. But of course, I couldn't keep it up. No matter how mortified I was of this PDA I just couldn't resist Jacob's kiss.
"God, you guys sicken me," Leah muttered.
Jacob still held me in his arms -- I couldn't stand after he kissed me like that. He smiled down at me as I blushed and tried not to look him in the eye.
He leaned down and whispered into my ear "That's for trying to make me go shopping with you."
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Eh well, it wasn't really what I originally thought it was going to be. But whateva. Reviews always make the writing go faster! :D